Posted on January 14, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This week, Factory Fives set new records for auction prices of customer-built cars. The Mecum auto auction in Kissimmee, FL offered three Factory Five Roadsters (one Mk3 and two Mk4s), and a very well-built Type 65 Coupe. The Roadsters sold for between $74,800 and $110,000. The Coupe for $121,000! Check…Read More
Posted on January 7, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This beautifully build aqua blue Factory Five Mk4 Roadster debuted at the 2021 SEMA Show, and is know being auctioned for charity with ALL proceeds going to benefit the pediatric cancer hospital supported by the Austin Hatcher Foundation. The car will be auctioned to the highest bidder at the Mecum…Read More
Posted on January 7, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Building a Factory Five? Check out these cool Factory Five Remote Control '35 Hot Rod Trucks and '33 Hot Rods! They are 1/10 scale Traxxas brand RC cars with speed up to 30+mph (50+kph). It comes fully assembled, with a TQ™ 2.4GHz Radio System, XL-5® Electronic Speed Control, Titan® 12T 550 motor. This model is…Read More
Posted on January 7, 2022 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Chris L. from South Plainfield, NJ shared photos of the Factory Five '33 Hot Rod that he completed in 2018. Just recently, he built a matching pedal car for his 2-year-old son, Donovan. Congratulations Chris on a beautiful build, and when Donovan gets a bit older, we have an…Read More
Posted on November 3, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
If the old expression, "Seven gets you to Heaven" applies, then Factory Five is on its way with seven customer cars prominently displayed at this year's SEMA Show! For the first time is 25 years, we were unable to attend the show, but our customers have made us proud! Here…Read More
Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Update - October 29, 2021 - 9:35 FFR is still without full power, and Eversource says it will be up Saturday night. We hope to return to regular operations on Monday, November 1st. We're staying on top of emails as best we can. Please send your questions to us at…Read More
Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
This past April, we shared a build update from customer Ron V. from Virginia on his Factory Five Type 65 Coupe build. Ron has recently graduated his build, and the car is street legal with a proper VA title & tags. "It is a fantastic drive!!!" wrote Ron. "The team…Read More
Posted on October 26, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Episode 147 As president of Factory Five Racing, Dave Smith is the poster child for pride in ownership. The “Built, Not Bought®” kit car company has weathered its share of storms over the course of 27 years, with the last year-and-a-half being “both the most challenging and maybe a lot…Read More
Posted on October 20, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The team at Factory Five Racing has been working with Phil Frank (designer of the Saleen S7) on an all-new design that we call the F9. We have already been granted trademarks on the F9, F9R, and F9E protecting the name of the car in its three forms. These design…Read More
Posted on October 15, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
After 25 years of attending the annual SEMA Show, we will unfortunately have to miss this year's show. Due to a combination of COVID related issues and our obligation to our customers to get as many orders and parts to them as possible during this global supply chain nightmare, I…Read More
Posted on September 27, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Tough news from Jeff Miller at Miller's Custom Painting. Jeff's lead shop hand Jose Castillo (42) has been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. It has metastasized to the liver, and he needs our help. Jose and his wife Tamera (right) and their kids (L to R) LaDean, Adrian, Frankie,…Read More
Posted on September 17, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
The global pandemic continues to affect us in many ways. Unfortunately, this year's Huntington Beach Cruise-In which was scheduled for November 6th has now been rescheduled for Saturday, April 30th, 2022. We were informed, at our most recent meeting before the City Council of Huntington Beach, that the middle block…Read More
Posted on August 23, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Join us and other Factory Five customers this Thursday from 4 pm to 7 pm at Patriot Place (Gillette Stadium) in Foxboro, MA for the Mass Cruisers Bass Pro Shops Cruise-In! This week will be Factory Five Night where Factory Five customers who bring their cars will be able to…Read More
Posted on August 12, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Watch tonight at 10 PM ET on A+E's FYI Network (check your local listings) as Danny a.k.a. The Count brings Ultimate Hot Rods to the season 2 premier of Ultimate Rides! The show features our new Speedstar powered by Dodge's 392 Hemi crate motor, and also our '35 Hot Rod…Read More
Posted on July 13, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
I dare you to visit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN and NOT become a life long supporter of these amazing people who bring hope to so many parents of children with cancer. We began supporting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in 2015 by donating a kit to…Read More
Posted on May 13, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
We were honored to host a very special visitor to Factory Five on Thursday, May 6th, 2021, Travis Mills. Travis is retired United States Army Staff Sergeant of the 82nd Airborne and a recalibrated warrior, motivational speaker, actor, author and an advocate for veterans and amputees. Travis’s New York Times…Read More
Posted on May 5, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
After seeing the originals in 1965, customer Mike C. from Rochester, MI has wanted to build his own Roadster. The time finally came in 2015 which happened also be his 50th birthday, and Mike placed his order for a Factory Five Mk4 Roadster. Mike received his kit in November 2015,…Read More
Posted on May 3, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Dave Smith spends about an hour with Jason from The Intellectual People podcast discussing the history and unique aspects of Factory Five Racing over 27 years of building and driving cars. Click here to view The Intellectual People Podcasts website.Read More
Posted on April 30, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Customer Ian G. from Alberta, Canada has officially graduated his Mk3 Roadster build! Ian took delivery of his Roadster in June 2006, and built the car with his two sons. They officially had their Mk3 on the road in 2010 in gel-coat with the donor car's 5.0L enigne. They would…Read More
Posted on April 29, 2021 by Dave Lindsey in What's New
Factory Five's community continues to expand around the world with customers in other countries building and driving FFR kits. We recently were sent this story posted on carculture.ae's website about a customer, Sam, who purchased a Mk4 Roadster in early 2020, and has been driving it around Dubai for the…Read More
